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The Hive => Chemistry Discourse => Topic started by: Vitus_Verdegast on November 24, 2003, 01:31:00 PM

Title: splitting the racemate of d,l-phenylpropanolamine
Post by: Vitus_Verdegast on November 24, 2003, 01:31:00 PM
The d,l-phenylpropanolamine (norephedrine) racemate is split with optically active thiazolidine-4-carboxylic acids of the formula:

(https://www.thevespiary.org/rhodium/Rhodium/hive/hiveboard/picproxie_docs/000472855-file_ehxc.jpg) where R1 and R2 are both methyl or are joined together to form the pentamethylene group.


Patent US3959302 (http://l2.espacenet.com/dips/viewer?PN=US3959302&CY=gb&LG=en&DB=EPD)